Rail-joint.



J. W. KENNEDY.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIoATIoN FILED No.4, 1911.

Patented 11111.26, 1912.v

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JOSEPH WILSON KENNEDY, 0E DUoUEsNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2e, 1912.

Application led December 4, 1911. Serial No. 663,691.

To all 'whom t may concern v Be it known that I, JOSEPH WILSON KEN-NEDY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Duquesne,in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

rIhis invention relates to ties and rail fasteners', and the objects o-fmy invention are to substitute concrete and` metal for the ordinary typeof wooden tie or sleeper, and to provide a tie that is strong anddurable and capable of supporting the great weight of rolling stock. v

Other objects of my invention are to furnish a tie with a novel railchair for supporting the confronting ends of rails, and to provide thechair with fasteners that will prevent vertical and lateral displacementof the rails mounted thereon.

Further objects of my invention are to provide rail fasteners that can.be easily and quickly installed without the use of skilled labor,and toaccomplish the above resultl by a mechanical construction that is highlyefficient for the purposes for which it is intended.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Y Figure 1 isa side elevation of a portion of' a tie in accordance with thisinvention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, Fig. 3is a plan of the tie and rail fastener, Fig. 4 is a plan of a portion ofthe tie, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one of fasteners.

A tie in accordance with this invention comprises a rectangular framecorresponding in size to the ordinary wooden tie. The frame is made ofmetal and the sides thereof, adjacent to the ends, are provided withlongitudinal enlargements. Formed integral within the enlargements 2 andeX- tending transversely of the frame 1 is a rectangular chair 3, saidchair extending above the upper surface of the frame 1. The top ofthechair 3 is cut away, as at y 4 to provide a seat 5 Afor an `outer railfastener, a seat 6 for an inner rail fastener and a seat 7 for a cushion8. The cushion 8 is preferably made of wood and said cushion supportsthe confronting ends o f rails 9. The ends of the seat 7 are reduced, asat 10 and the ends of the cushion 8 are tapered, whereby the cushionwhen placed upon the seat 7 cannot become accidentally displaced.

The chair 3 is provided with longitudinal dove-tailed slots 11 extendingfrom the straight edge of the cut away portion of the chair to `theinclined or beveled edge 12 of the chair. The walls of the slots 11 arecut away, as at 13 to provide clearance for the dove-tailed tongues 14of an outer` fastener 15 and an inner fastener 16. These fastenersextend over the base flanges of the rails 9 and brace the webs and headsof said rails, said fasteners being in the form of splice bars providedwit-h equally spaced bracing webs 17.

To retain the fasteners 15 and. 16 in position against the rails 9, atapering key or wedge 18 is employed, said key or wedge being drivenbetween the wall of the inner fastener 16 and the tapering wall -l2ofthe chair, said key or wedge` forcing the fasteners into engagementwith the rails To lock the key or wedge 18 in the chair,

one edge of the key or wedge is provided with a slot 19 confronting aslot 20 in the chair, these two slots providing an opening thatregisters with a vertical opening 21 formed in the chair. Mounted in theopening is a vertical pin 22 that is locked within the chair by a setscrew 23.

The frame 1 is filled with concrete 24 or a ballast, the concrete orballast exten-ding under the chair 3, as best shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawin'.

.From the fporegoing it will be observed that after the fasteners areplaced in position that the tongues 14 of said fasteners preventvertical displacement, while the chair and the key or wedge 1 8 preventlateral displacement of said'fasteliers. In consequence of thisconstruction, the rails 9 are firmly held and braced, and the chairprovides practically a continuous tread for rolling stock, therebyeliminating the jarring and bumping when rolling stock passes over ajoint.

While in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of theinvent-ion, it

is to be understood that the struetural elements are susceptible to suchchanges as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. In a tie and rail fastener, the combination withrails, of a metallic frame, a chair formed integral with the upper edgesof said frame adjacent to each end of said frame7 said chair being cutaway to provide fastener seats and a cushion seat, a cushion mountedupon said cushion seat and adapted to support said rails, an outerfastener arranged upon one of said seats and provided with dove-tailedtongues engagingin said seat, an inner fastener arranged upon the otherseat and provided with dove-tailed tongues engaging in said seat, awedge arranged in said chair between the wall thereof and the edge ofsaid inner fastener, and a vertical pin retaining said wedge in saidchair.

2. In a tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails, of a metallicframe, a chair formed integral with the upper edges of said frameadjacent to each end of said frame, said chair being cut away to providefastener seats and a cushion seat, a cushion mounted upon said cushionseat and adapted to support said rails, an outer fastener arranged uponone of said seats and provided with dove-tailed tongues engaging in saidseat, lan inner fastener arranged upon the other seat and provided withdove-tailed tongues engaging in said seat, a wedge arranged in saidchair between the wall thereof and the edge of said inner fastener, aVertical pin retaining said wedge in said chair, concrete arranged insaid frame and beneath said chair, and means for locking said pin inengagement with said chair.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH wWILSON KENNEDY.

/Vitnesses:

MAX H. SRoLovrrz, C. T. Hoon.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

